Some Kilkenny features

* From what I have seen so far, in South Kilkenny at least, 'tá' is always lenited to 'Thá', just like in an Rinn.


* 'Bhfuil' is always pronounced as if spelt 'buil'.


* And 'níl' is pronounced as 'nín'.


All quite 'exotic' but not probably very noticalbe in speech.


(Thá na notaí seo as Béarla mar is é an chúis leis an suíomh beag seo ná spéis sa Ghaeilg a spreagadh - bheadh saineolaithe ar an eolas faoi rudaí mar seo.)

Basic Phrases of Kilkenny Irish - How are you?

(Spelling modified to follow dialect as closely as possible)


Cunas a thá tú? - How are you?


'Dé cor a thá tu? - How are you?


or


Dé cor a buil tu? - How are you?

An interesting feature of Kilkenny Irish

In Kilkenny Irish, a slender r, i.e /r'/ in Lárchanúint na Gaeilge was pronounced ʒ (Click to hear it!).


Ocasionally however it was pronounced as a slender s! (Click to hear)


A similar sound is to be found today in the Irish of Ceathrú Thaidhg in Mayo.